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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Broken Wheat Rava Pongal

We’re into the 7th edition of Magic Mingle. This
is one event which I look forward to every month. The secret ingredients which
Kalyani announces at her space on the 5th of every month always pose
an interesting challenge. The 2 magic ingredients for this month are Split
Yellow Moong Dal and Black Pepper. The first thing that would come to most
people’s minds would be Ven Pongal. For me, Yellow Moong is synonymous with
Molagooshyam. But I have posted both the recipes so decided to try a variation
of the regular Pongal.

Broken wheat rava upma makes a regular appearance in my
kitchen since a long time, but a pongal made out of the same is the latest addition to my menu of regulars. It’s definitely a healthy and tasty alternate to the traditional ven pongal which
is prepared out of rice. Traditionally, pongal is made for breakfast, but we like to have it for dinner. You could also serve it to kids, when they come back from school. Best served with coconut chutney, sambar or gothsu.

What you'll need

Broken Wheat Rava – ¾ cup

Split Moon Dal – ¼ Cup

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Water – 2 cups

Whole Black Pepper – 6 to 8

Cumin Seeds - 2 tsp

Cashew – 6 to 8

Curry Leaves – few sprigs

Asafoetia – 1 pinch

Ghee – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Dry roast the broken wheat rava for 3 to 4 minutes.

Also dry roast the split moong dal till nice aroma comes.

Wash and rinse the wheat rava and dal in 2 exchanges of water.

Add it to a vessel, add the grated ginger and 2 cups of
water.

Pressure cook this for 3 to 4 whistles.

Crush the pepper a little with a mortar and pestle.

After the cooker cools down and pressure is released, remove
the cooked wheat rava and dal mixture.

Heat a kadai with ghee, add the cashews and fry till they
turn golden.

Healthy twist for the carb-laden rice pongal. I am going to try this. I have a doubt here. Broken wheat is available in two forms, Upma rava, which has smaller granules, and meals rava, which has bigger granules. Which one should I use for the pongal?